Laid-off workers flock to Wichita job fair

Mike Hoskinson has been looking for an aviation job since he was laid off from Boeing Wichita in January.

"I just had another year and I could have retired," said Hoskinson, who had worked more than 20 years at the company as a technical designer.

Veterans and relative newcomers to the aviation industry dominated the hundreds of job seekers who turned out Tuesday for the National Career Expo at Century II Exhibition Hall. The job fair was sponsored by The Eagle.

For Hoskinson and others like him, there were plenty of aviation companies taking applications at the expo.